Halemba power station

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Halemba power station (Polish: Elektrownia Halemba) was an existing 200-megawatt (MW) and proposed 440 MW coal-fired power station in Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Location

The map below shows the power station in Ruda Śląska, before it was decommissioned in 2012.

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Background

Halemba Power Station was a 4 x 50 MW subcritical coal-fueled power plant in Poland.

The construction of the plant began in 1943, organized by Nazi German administration of occupied Poland, and using forced labor from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. After the war the plant was finished by the authorities in the People's Republic of Poland, and started operation in 1962-1963.

Since 2006 it has reduced operation, and was decommissioned on April 1, 2012.

Proposed power station

In 2008 Tauron proposed a 440 MW coal-fired unit in Halemba, to be completed in 2012, but the project is not listed on the Tauron website and appears to have been cancelled.

Coal mine

The Halemba coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, 273 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Halemba represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland, having estimated reserves of 120 million tonnes of coal.

Project Details of proposed power station

• Sponsor: Tauron Group
• Parent company:
• Developer:
• Location: Ruda Śląska, Silesia, Poland
• Coordinates: 50.2325, 18.851944 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Capacity: 440 MW
• Type:
• Start date:
• Coal Type: Hard coal
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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